FCER Announces New Executive Director

By Editorial Staff

George B. McClelland, D.C., president for the Foundation for Chiropractic Education and Research (FCER) recently announced that Stephen R. Seater, C.A.E., C.F.R.E. has accepted the position as the foundation's executive director. Former FCER executive director Steve Wolk, Ph.D., will assume the position of research director.

Mr. Seater received his M.A. from Catholic University of America and his B.A. from George Washington University. He earned the title of Certified Association Executive (C.A.E.) from the American Society of Association Executives and the title of Certified Fund Raising Executive (C.F.R.E.) from the National Society of Fund Raising Executives.

Mr. Seater is a non-profit manager with 20 years of experience in financial planning, constituency building, fund raising, public relations, and government affairs. During his five-year tenure as president of the Foundation for Physical Therapy, Inc., that foundation's annual income increased from $324,000 to more than $1.6 million; the membership base increased from 3,000 to 22,000 and the staff from 2 to 11.

Stephen Seater has also has served as charitable estate planning officer for the Fairfax Hospital Association; assistant to the president for the National Right to Work Foundation; vice president of the Oram Group, Inc.; and administrative director for the Urban Wildlife Research Center.

The board of trustees reacted with enthusiasm when they learned that Mr. Seater had accepted the executive directorship of FCER. Dr. McClelland expressed the feeling of the board when he said, "We look forward to the bright future that his contributions will afford chiropractic education and research."